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[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0016; FRL-8327-7]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Operating Permit 
Regulations (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1713.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0336

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an 
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0016, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and 
Information Center, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: 
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Herring, Air Quality Policy 
Division (C504-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 
telephone number: (919) 541-3195; fax number: (919) 541-5509; e-mail 
address: herring.jeff@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On February 9, 2007 (72 FR 6233), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the 
comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted 
to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0016, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation 

Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 
is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is 202-
566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 

index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives 

them and without change,

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unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: Federal Operating Permit Regulations (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1713.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0336.
    ICR Status: This ICR was scheduled to expire on March 31, 2007, but 
an emergency extension granted by OMB on March 13, 2007 extended the 
expiration date to June 30, 2007. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may 
continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this 
submission is pending at OMB. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 
a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information, 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB 
control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after 
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 
part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or 
by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection 
instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers 
in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Title V of the Clean Air Act (Act) requires States to 
develop and implement a program for issuing operating permits to all 
sources that fall under any Act definition of ``major'' and certain 
other non-major sources that are subject to Federal air quality 
regulations. The Act further requires EPA to develop regulations that 
establish the minimum requirements for those State operating permits 
programs, to oversee implementation of the State programs, and to 
operate a Federal operating permits program in areas not subject to an 
approved State program.
    The EPA regulations setting forth requirements for the Federal 
operating permits program are at part 71, title 40, chapter I of the 
Code of Federal Regulations. These are referred to as the ``Part 71 
Federal Operating Permit Regulations,'' which are the subject of the 
ICR addressed in this notice. The part 71 program is being implemented 
for sources located in Indian country, Outer Continental Shelf sources, 
and in areas that do not have part 70 programs.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for the part 71 collection of information is estimated to 
average 221 hours per permitted source. Burden means the total time, 
effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, 
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a 
Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; 
develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the 
purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, 
processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing 
information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently 
changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of 
information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of 
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Sources are required to obtain a 
part 71 permit from EPA if (1) they are located in areas where there is 
no approved State, local, or Tribal part 70 program (such as Indian 
country, the Outer Continental Shelf, and Deepwater ports); (2) they 
are located in areas where the State, local, or Tribal permitting 
authority is deficient in implementing an approved part 70 program 
(none currently or expected); or (3) if EPA has objected to a draft 
part 70 permit and the State, local, or Tribal permitting authority has 
failed to adequately resolve the objection (rare).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 123 sources.
    Frequency of Response: Sources must apply for an initial permit 
when the source becomes subject, renew permits every 5 years, submit 
monitoring reports semi-annually, and submit a compliance certification 
annually. In addition, approximately 50 percent of sources apply for an 
administrative amendment each year, 50 percent for a minor permit 
modification, and 10 percent for a significant permit modification.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 27,218 hours for sources.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,128,784 for sources, includes $0 
annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 3,141 hours in 
the estimated annual burden for sources compared with that identified 
in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to the 
larger number of sources that will be subject to non-delegated program 
administration by EPA as a consequence of there being more major 
sources subject to the program (123 as opposed to 105 in the last ICR) 
and as a normal consequence of changes in the mix of source activities 
over time. The increase is not due to any EPA actions to revise 
regulations or policy since the last ICR update. In its role as the 
permitting authority for the part 71 program, EPA's estimated annual 
burden will decrease by over 24,000 hours as compared to the currently 
approved ICR. This reduction is due to a change in assumptions to 
eliminate the scenario where EPA issues a Notice of Deficiency and 
takes over permitting in a State due to poor implementation or 
enforcement of a part 70 program.

    Dated: June 6, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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